51.The principle of "change within continuity" suggests that:
a.single parent families are becoming the dominant U. S. family.
b.high divorce rates have contributed to the decline of extended families.
c.the traditional one wage earner family has become the most prevalent family.
d.family change hasn't diminished the importance and desirability of family life.
52.Comparing 1900 to today, we find that:
a.family permanence was higher in 1900.
b.family permanence is higher today.
c.family permanence remains the same.
d.family permanence was not measured.
53.The divorce rate in a given year is about:
a.20%.
b.40%.
c.50%.
d.70%.
54.The remarriage rate among divorced persons is:
a.extremely low.
b.low.
c.high.
d.extremely high.
55.The majority of marriages in 1900 ended with:
a.a legal divorce.
b.an informal separation.
c.the death of one of the spouses.
d.an annulment.
56.Early single-parent families were usually the result of:
a.divorce.
b.abandonment.
c.death.
d.poverty.
57.According to Cox and Demmitt, recent changes in family life appear deviant only when compared to:
a.changes taking place in other cultures.
b.what people were doing in the 1940s and 1950s.
c.middle-class lifestyles and marital forms.
d.biblical images of family life.
58.Perhaps the biggest change in the American family has been the increasing acceptance of:
a.traditional family values.
b.various forms of intimate relationships.
c.parental divorce.
d.individualism.
59.Because the Census Bureau ____, it is difficult to find official statistics on the percentage of couples who are cohabiting as an alternative to marriage.
a.does not count cohabiting households
b.does not ask about the nature of a couple's personal relationship
c.does not include same-sex cohabiting households
d.all of the above
60.According to the Census Bureau, what percentage of households with two unrelated adults are composed of opposite sex couples?
a.50%
b.62%
c.75%
d.91%